Word: argumentative
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...Marabh moved to Detroit after he was arrested in Boston in May 2000 for assault and battery with a knife. (He stabbed his roommate in the knee after an argument.) The Boston police had been trying to arrest him since March for violating probation on the assault charge. Since Sept. 11, 2000, he has held a commercial driver's license that certifies him to transport hazardous materials--more than 10,000 lbs. of explosives, for example. In recent weeks, according to Michigan records, he applied for two duplicate copies of this license; one application was made six days after...
...State Department aides describe a man who looks after the basics, allotting specific tasks to his team. "Colin's at the center of gravity," says a senior European diplomat who has seen him up close. But that doesn't mean that Powell has always got his way without argument. The national security team met with Bush at Camp David for seven hours on the weekend after the attacks--with maps and charts spread out over tables and easels, and a mood that Card described as "like a war council"--and then continued their discussions in Washington. At the heart...
...That argument is premised on the notion that our politicians can be held accountable through the election process, and so therefore can be trusted to act in our best interests in situations of crisis, such as war, even if we don’t know what their actions are. This is the “I’m running on my record” argument, that says that politicians are self-interested individuals who expect to be rewarded with re-election for good behavior. The flaw in this argument is that if we are not—as Bush...
...second part of this argument is that politicians, and especially our president, are elected to protect the safety and interests of the American people. This is the “I’m running on my platform” argument. Ostensibly, since we elected Bush on a platform of things he pledged to do, we can have reasonable expectations of what he will do. And, since we put our faith in him not only as a man of ideas and vision, but also as a man of character and wisdom, we have entrusted him with our safety...
This is just part of an argument that says our civil liberties should not be sacrificed for “the nation’s best interest.” Surely, the thing most fundamental to our interest is our liberty. If not for that, then for what did our forefathers fight...